Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Bible

1418 Pages·2012·27.4 MB·English

by  Adam Jorgensen

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Microsoft
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Microsoft®
SQL Server® 2012
BIBLE
Adam Jorgensen
Patrick LeBlanc
Jose Chinchilla
Jorge Segarra
Aaron Nelson
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Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Bible
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This book is dedicated to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who has blessed
me with a family and fi ancé, who are always my biggest supporters.
-- Adam Jorgensen
To my precious wife, Madeline, for her unconditional love and support for my
career and passion for SQL Server and Business Intelligence technologies. To
my two princesses, Sofi a and Stephanie, for making me understand everyday
how beautiful and fun life is.
-- Jose Chinchilla
To my wife, Jessica, whose love, patience, and abundant supply of caffeine
helped make this book a reality.
-- Jorge Segarra
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About the Authors
Adam Jorgensen (www.adamjorgensen.com), lead author for this edition
of the SQL Server 2012 Bible, is the president of Pragmatic Works Consulting
(www.pragmaticworks.com); a director for the Professional Association of
SQL Server (PASS) (www.sqlpass.org); a SQL Server MVP; and a well-
known speaker, author, and executive mentor. His focus is on helping com-
panies realize their full potential by using their data in ways they may not have previously
imagined. Adam is involved in the community, delivering more than 75 community sessions
per year. He is based in Jacksonville, FL, and has written and contributed to fi ve previous
books on SQL Server, analytics, and SharePoint. Adam rewrote or updated the following
chapters: 1, 53, 54, and 57.
Jose Chinchilla is a Microsoft Certifi ed Professional with dual MCITP certifi -
cations on SQL Server Database Administration and Business Intelligence
Development. His career focus has been in Database Modeling, Data
Warehouse and ETL Architecture, OLAP Cube Development, Master Data
Management, and Data Quality Frameworks. He is the founder and CEO of
Agile Bay, Inc., and serves as president of the Tampa Bay Business Intelligence User Group.
Jose is a frequent speaker, avid networker, syndicated blogger (www.sqljoe.com), and
social networker and can be reached via twitter under the @SQLJoe handle or LinkedIn at
www.linkedin.com/in/josechinchilla. He rewrote or updated the following chap-
ters: 3, 24, 25, 29, 32, 33, 43, 58, and 59.
Patrick LeBlanc, former SQL Server MVP, is currently a SQL Server and BI
Technical Specialist for Microsoft. He has worked as a SQL Server DBA for the
past 9 years. His experience includes working in the educational, advertis-
ing, mortgage, medical, and fi nancial industries. He is also the founder of
TSQLScripts.com, SQLLunch.com, and the president of the Baton Rouge
Area SQL Server User Group. Patrick rewrote or updated the following chapters: 6, 7, 8, 10,
11, 12, 28, 48, 49, and 51.
Aaron Nelson is a SQL Server Architect with more than 10 years’ experience
in architecture, Business Intelligence, development, and performance tun-
ing. He has the distinction of being a second-generation DBA, having learned
the family business at his father's knee. Aaron is the chapter leader for
the PowerShell Virtual Chapter of PASS and volunteers for Atlanta MDF, the
Atlanta PowerShell User Group, and SQL Saturday. He blogs at http://sqlvariant.com
and can be found on Twitter as @SQLvariant. He loves walking on the beach, winding people
up, and falling out of kayaks with his beautiful daughter, Dorothy. When Aaron is not busy
traveling to PASS or Microsoft events, he can usually be found somewhere near Atlanta, GA.
Aaron rewrote or updated the following chapters: 9, 30, 36, 37, 38, 41, and 42.
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About the Authors
Jorge Segarra is currently a DBA consultant for Pragmatic Works and
a SQL Server MVP. He also authored SQL Server 2008 Pro Policy-Based
Management (APress, 2010). Jorge has been an active member of the SQL
Server community for the last few years and is a regular presenter at
events such as webinars, user groups, SQLSaturdays, SQLRally, and PASS
Summit. He founded SQL University, a free community-based resource aimed at teaching
people SQL Server from the ground up. SQL University can be found online at http://
sqluniversity.org. Jorge also blogs at his own site http://sqlchicken.com and
can be found on Twitter as @sqlchicken. He rewrote or updated the following chapters: 4,
5, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, and 50.
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